Western Queensland Primary Health Network (WQPHN) is transforming healthcare across the region by focusing on the unique needs of each community and the services people require. By designing health services around the realities of local communities, WQPHN is improving access to care, reducing preventable hospitalisations, and delivering more integrated healthcare closer to home.
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In September 2025, WQPHN released the Commissioning Outcomes for the Outback Framework and Implementation Guide (Outcomes for the Outback), a practical resource to help plan, invest and evaluate services across Western Queensland.
Setting a new standard for commissioning as a transformative force in rural and remote health, Outcomes for the Outback will help:
Together, these documents provide a complete roadmap for outcome-focused, place-based commissioning.
The Framework is built around twelve commissioning principles and a clear commissioning cycle, with outcomes at the centre. It supports:
WQPHN Commissioning Framework elements. Adapted from Department of Human Services (2025)
Thank you to the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) for their ongoing partnership in shaping Outcomes for the Outback, alongside WQPHN staff, stakeholders and the Western Queensland community.
Access the Framework: Commissioning Outcomes for the Outback Framework (PDF)
Access the Implementation Guide: Implementation Guide (PDF)
Implementing Schedule F: Publication
Ageing in the Outback: Preliminary Report
Ageing in the Outback: Strategy
Ageing in the Outback: Implementation
Western Queensland PHN acknowledges the traditional owners of the country on which we work and live and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them, their cultures, and to elders past and present.
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